TED演讲：我为什么划船横渡太平洋(8)

But, as I was approaching the end of my water reserves, luckily, our courses were converging. 但是正当我储备的水接近枯竭时，我们幸运地碰到了一起。 They were running out of food; I was running out of water. 他们没有了食物

TED演讲：为什么健康的生活方式几乎把我害死(3)

I also tried to be the safest person I could be, because that's a part of health. 我还尽我所能做个最安全的人，因为这也是健康的一部分。 I was inspired by the Danish Safety Council. 我受到丹麦安全委员会的启发。 T

TED演讲:交流不畅是怎么产生的(1)

Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem only to realize that he just doesn't seem to grasp why the issue is so important to you? 你有没有遇到过这样的情况，当你跟一个朋友聊起自己的困难，你发现他好像无法明白

TED演讲:交流不畅是怎么产生的(2)

Remember that game of catch? 还记得刚刚的接球游戏吗？ Imagine it with a lump of clay. 让我们把球想像成一块软软的黏土。 As each person touches it, they shape it to fit their own unique perceptions based on any number of var

TED演讲:为什么你的屏幕形状很重要(1)

You know, back in the 40s and 50s, the original standard television had a 4 to 3 width to height ratio. 你知道，上世纪四五十年代时，电视屏幕的标准长宽比本来是4：3。 That shape was chosen to be a slight rectangle, but stil

TED演讲:为什么你的屏幕形状很重要(2)

Now let's do a little quick math. 现在让我们迅速算一算。 If we compare a major cinematic film produced on a 2.35 to 1 aspect frame with my standard 4 to 3 TV screen, 比较一下2.35：1的银幕电影和4：3的标准电视屏幕， we fi

TED演讲:为什么竞争者要把店开在彼此旁边(1)

Why are gas stations always built right next to other gas stations? 为什么加油站总是建在其他加油站旁边？ Why is that I drive for a mile without finding a coffee shop and then stumble across three on the same corner? 为什么我们有

TED演讲:记忆是怎么形成和消失的(2)

Another leading cause of memory problems is chronic stress. 另一个引发记忆力问题的原因是长期压力。 When we're constantly overloaded with work and personal responsibilities, our bodies are on hyper-alert. 当我们长期面对超负荷

TED演讲:引力与人体(2)

You know, all life developed here on Earth with gravity being present, 你知道，地球上的生物在重力环境下生存， so life evolved under the influence of gravity, and then we grow up with gravity being present, 你知道，地球上的生

TED演讲:人在电梯里会变轻吗(1)

You step into an elevator. It starts going down fast. 你进了电梯。电梯开始快速下降。 What would happen if you jumped right when it started going down? 此时，如果你突然往上跳会发生什么事？ Would the ceiling hit your he

TED演讲:人在电梯里会变轻吗(2)

At first, the elevator is standing still, so you and the scale are standing still. 一开始，电梯静止不动，你和体重计一样静止不动。 The two forces on you are equal and opposite. 你身上的作用力相等且相反。 You can rea

TED演讲:一就是一吗(1)

Which is correct: A dozen eggs is? Or A dozen eggs are? 哪个是正确的：a dozen eggs 'is' 还是 a dozen eggs 'are'？ I remember being in elementary school, and my teachers making a big deal about the unit. 我记得上小学的时候，我们老

TED演讲:一就是一吗(2)

The important thing about units is that once we've made a new unit, we can treat it just like we did the old unit. 重要的是，一旦我们创造了新的单位，就能用旧单位那样的方法使用它。 We can compose composed units, and we

TED演讲:记忆是怎么形成和消失的(1)

Think back to a really vivid memory. 回想一个生动的回忆。 Got it? Okay, now try to remember what you had for lunch three weeks ago. 想起来了吗？好的，现在想想你三周前午餐吃了什么。 That second memory probably isn't a

TED演讲:我们为什么做梦(1)

In the third millenium BCE, Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax tablets. 公元前三千年，美索不达米亚国王在蜡质石板上记录并解释了他们的梦。 A thousand years later, Ancient Egyptians wrote a dr

TED演讲:周二是什么颜色的?探索联觉(2)

Once established in childhood, pairings remain fixed for life. 一旦在儿时建立了联系，关联感觉间的联系就会伴随终身。 Synesthetes inherit a biological propensity for hyperconnecting brain neurons, 联觉者遗传了在大脑神经

TED演讲:引力与人体(1)

Some of the issues that are important if you want to have people in space for long periods of time. 如果人类想长期置身太空，有几个重要的问题不得不考虑。 One is that people will tend to lose bone and muscle mass. 其中之一就

TED演讲:周二是什么颜色的?探索联觉(1)

Imagine a world in which you see numbers and letters as colored even though they're printed in black, 想像这样一个世界，你从中看到的数字和字母是彩色的，尽管它们是用黑色写下的， in which music or voices trigger a s

TED演讲:我们为何哭泣(2)

The gas stings Iris, and suddenly, she can't help it, she starts weeping uncontrollably. 这种气体刺激着虹膜，来势汹汹，她无力阻止，于是她开始控制不住地大哭。 These reflex tears are different from the basal tears that

TED演讲:我们为何哭泣(1)

Our story is about a girl named Iris. 我们的故事是关于虹膜女孩的。 Iris is very sensitive. So much that she is always in tears. 虹膜很敏感，以至于总是以泪洗面。 She cries when she's sad, when she's happy, and even tears